[Standard parenteral nutrition preparations in complex clinical situations]. / Preparados estándar de nutrición parenteral en situaciones clínicas complejas.

GOAL: Binary and ternary parenteral nutrition preparations may be of limited use in certain cases. The goal of this study is to establish difficult nutritional situations to handle and analyze the type of formula used in these situations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included patients treated with parenteral nutrition over 9 months. Three clinically complex situations were defined: long duration, lasting more than 25 days; kidney failure, uraemia > 20 mmol/L or serum creatinine > 200 micromol/L; and liver failure, total bilirubin > 30 mmol/L or ALT > 2 microkat/L and alkaline phosphatase > 3 microkat/L or GGT > 3 microkat/L. Mortality and hypoalbuminaemia (< 35 g/L) were studied and compared by means of a chi squared test (p < 0.05) against the rest of the patients. The use of individualized formulas was studied using a multiple logarithmic regression model, the dependent variable being the administration or not of an individualized formula and the independent variables being the 3 groups of patients in clinical situations defined as complex. The Odds Ratio (OR) was studied as the measure of risk. RESULTS: A total of 511 patients receiving 8,015 feeds with parenteral nutrition were studied. Of these, 283 were included in one or more of the 3 complex clinical situations. All three groups presented higher levels of mortality and hypoalbuminaemia with statistically significant differences when compared to the group in a non-complex clinical situation. The use of individualized formulas was greater in the three groups defined, with statistically significant differences resulting: OR=6.7 (CI 95%; 3.78-11.91) with long duration; OR=3.66 (CI 95%; 2.68-5.68) in kidney failure; and OR=1.5 (CI 95%; 1.01-2.35) in liver failure. CONCLUSIONS: Patients in complex clinical situations present greater visceral malnutrition, a worse clinical evolution and, at our hospital, their nutritional treatment by parenteral means is based on a greater use of individualized formulas.

Preparados estándar de nutrición parenteral en situaciones clínicas complejas / Standard parenteral nutrition preparations in complex clinical situations

Objetivo: Los preparados binarios y ternarios de nutrición parenteral, en determinados casos pueden ver su utilidad limitada. El objetivo de este estudio es establecer situaciones de difícil manejo nutricional y analizar el tipo de fórmula utilizada en estas situaciones. Material y métodos: Se incluyen pacientes tratados con nutrición parenteral durante 9 meses. Se definen tres situaciones clínicamente complejas: larga duración, con más de 25 días; insuficiencia renal, uremia > 20 mmol/L o creatinina sérica > 200 µmol/L; e insuficiencia hepática, bilirrubina total > 30 mmol/L o ALT > 2 µkat/L y fosfatasa alcalina > 3 µkat/L o GGT > 3 µkat/L. Se estudian la mortalidad e hipoalbuminemia (< 35 g/L) y se comparan mediante un test de Ji cuadrado (p < 0,05) al resto de los pacientes. La utilización de fórmulas individualizadas se estudia con un modelo de regresión logística múltiple, la variable dependiente es la administración o no de fórmulas individualizadas y las variables independientes son los 3 grupos de pacientes en situaciones clínicas definidas como complejas. Coo medida del riesgo se estudian las "Odds Ratio" (OR). Resultados: Se estudian 511 pacientes con 8.015 NP.283 resultaron incluidos en una o más de las 3 situaciones clínicas complejas. Los tres grupos presentaron niveles de mortalidad e hipoalbuminemia superiores con diferencias estadísticamente significativas sobre el grupo de situación clínica no compleja. La utilización de fórmulas individualizadas fue superior en los tres grupos definidos resultando las diferencias estadísticamente significativas: OR = 6,7 (IC 95 por ciento; 3,78-11,91) en larga duración, OR = 3,66 (IC 95 por ciento: 2,68-5,68) en insu- ficiencia renal IR y OR = 1,5 (IC 95 por ciento: 1,01-2,35) en insuficiencia hepática. Conclusiones: Los pacientes en situación clínica compleja presentan mayor desnutrición visceral, peor evolución clínica y, en nuestro hospital, su tratamiento nutricional por vía parenteral se basa en una mayor utilización de fórmulas individualizadas (AU)

Goal: Binary and ternary parenteral nutrition preparations may be of limited use in certain cases. The goal of this study is to establish difficult nutritional situations to handle and analyze the type of formula used in these situations. Material and methods: The study included patients treated with parenteral nutrition over 9 months. Three clinically complex situations were defined: long duration, lasting more than 25 days; kidney failure, uraemia > 20 mmol/L or serum creatinine > 200 µmol/L; and live failure, total bilirubin > 30 mmol/L or ALT > µkat/L and alkaline phosphatase > 3 µkat/L or GGT > 3 µkat/L. Mortality and hypoalbuminaemia (< 35 g/L) were studied and compared by means of a chi squared test (p < 0.05) against the rest of the patients. The use of individualized formulas was studied using a multiple logarithmic regression model, the dependent variable being the administration or not of an individualized formula and the independent variables being the 3 groups of patients in clinical situations defined as complex. The Odds Ratio (OR) was studied as the measure of risk. 
Results: A total of 511 patients receiving 8,015 feeds with parenteral nutrition were studied. Of these, 283 were included in one or more of the 3 complex clinical situations. All three groups presented higher levels of mortality and hypoalbuminaemia with statistically significant differences when compared to the group in a non-complex clinical situation. The use of individualized formulas was greater in the three groups defined, with statistically significant differences resulting: OR=6.7 (CI 95%; 3.78-11.91) with long duration; OR=3.66 (CI 95%; 2.68-5.68) in kidney failure; and OR=1.5 (CI 95%;1.01-2.35) in liver failure. 
Conclusions: Patients in complex clinical situations present greater visceral malnutrition, a worse clinical evolution and, at our hospital, their nutritional treatment by parenteral means is based on a greater use of individualized formulas (AU)